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Idea #5562: Develop GNOME Blog software like Windows Live Writer

bug This idea was marked as implemented the 4 April 09.
Written by ZehRique the 24 Mar 08 at 07:17. Category: Internet & Networking. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: Implemented
Rationale
Windows Live Writer is an excellent tool for composing local drafts and for blogging into WordPress accounts and other blogging systems.

The CodeMonkeys could write a similar GNOME-like software to compete with Microsoft's Writer.

What do you think?
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Written by ZehRique the 24 Mar 08 at 07:17.
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dm-ig wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 12:03
Did you ever try too look into repository or google?

There are enough software for blogging.
E.g. Deepest Sender plugin for Firefox or, for example Drivel, which is almost same as DS, but standalone app.

ZehRique wrote on the 24 Mar 08 at 16:30
dm-ig,

I've never looked for blogging software on the Linux platform, I only used the Scribe Fire plugin for Firefox once. I felt uncomfortable with it, so I've got this idea.

But I'll try these tools you said.

Thanks! :)

BobCFC wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 05:44
Give the Flock web browser a try. It is based on Firefox but has things like wordpress, blogger and flickr already integrated.

ziroday (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 4 Apr 09 at 03:37
There already exists an awful lot of gnome blogging applications. Marked as Implemented.

Flamekebab wrote on the 11 Apr 09 at 21:58
How is this "implemented"?
There's blogging software available in the repositories, but having tried pretty much all the apps, none of them are very good. Some aren't even actively maintained any more.

There are many blogging apps, but quantity is no substitute for quality. It's a sad state of affairs where I'd rather shutdown my machine, boot up Windows and type out a blog post in Windows Live Writer than to just use the tools available natively.

I apologise if I seem outraged or angry, but I think that Windows Live Writer is a very good tool and we don't have any blogging software that even remotely compares. To say that we do and mark it as implemented is just plain deceit.

inbonobo wrote on the 6 Nov 09 at 20:58
Saying that this is "implemented" b/c "There already exists an awful lot of gnome blogging applications" is rather silly. Most applications don't work with the most popular blogging services (e.g., blogger / blogspot).

Allowing Microsoft free reign in this important niche market (important because it directly influences content makers and publishers) is terribly short-sighted. WLW is today more important than Outlook used to be a few years back.

holmessh wrote on the 9 Jan 10 at 22:29
I agree with inbonobo and Flamekebab,
The only reason I still have windows installed is WLW. It is simply the best. I tried bloGTK and drivel and neither come close.

Please do something cool!


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